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FINDING FELLINI to Address Apartheid South Africa at United Solo Photo FINDING FELLINI to Address Apartheid South Africa at United Solo
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2017

The 2017 United Solo festival includes the award-winning 'Finding Fellini' theater production in September and October this year....


The Necks to Release New Album BODY August 14 Photo The Necks to Release New Album BODY August 14
by Macon Prickett - July 19, 2018

Australia's greatest cult band, The Necks, has a new piece to offer the world this summer, entitled “Body”. Different again to all previous Necks albums (20 in total), the four richly contrasting episodes of this hour-long, mesmerizing groove are episodic, driving, dynamic, layered, celebratory, soa...


BWW Review: ON THIS SIDE OF THE WORLD by PAULO TIROL Photo BWW Review: ON THIS SIDE OF THE WORLD by PAULO TIROL
by Wesley Doucette - May 24, 2019

On This Side of the World, now playing at Access Theatre, has a cast that would make any production green with envy. From song to song they deliver both a technical high gloss and a go for broke sincerity. They perform with the conviction of actors who know that what they're undertaking is important...


New York City Opera Announces 2019 Summer Series in Bryant Park Photo New York City Opera Announces 2019 Summer Series in Bryant Park
by Alan Henry - May 17, 2019

New York City Opera, under the direction of General Director Michael Capasso, has announced it will return to Bryant Park's highly popular free summer performing arts series with three concert performances: Puccini's La Boheme on Monday, May 20; a special Pride in the Park concert on Wednesday, June...


iThentic Rebrands Distribution Platform as iFestivus; Partners with FUNNY OR DIE Photo iThentic Rebrands Distribution Platform as iFestivus; Partners with FUNNY OR DIE
by TV News Desk - November 14, 2017

iThentic announced today the rebrand of its distribution platform - under the name iFestivus. The digital content studio also announced a strategic partnership with comedy powerhouse, FUNNY OR DIE, with the launch of a dedicated iFestivus comedy channel on that platform....


Decades to Premiere RFK ASSASSINATION: 50 YEARS LATER TV Special June 4th, 2018 Photo Decades to Premiere RFK ASSASSINATION: 50 YEARS LATER TV Special June 4th, 2018
by Macon Prickett - May 23, 2018

DECADES Network, the multicast TV network from Weigel Broadcasting Co. and CBS Television Stations, recalls the heroism and tragedy of Robert F. Kennedy in the 6th installment of “Decades Presents: 1968” which premieres nationwide onMonday, June 4th at 9P ET/6P PT. This hour-long look at the poignan...


Cape Rep Theatre Announces Summer Shows For Children Photo Cape Rep Theatre Announces Summer Shows For Children
by Julie Musbach - June 01, 2018

Summer starts at Cape Rep's Outdoor Theater on June 26th with our Summer Children's Show Series. On Tuesdays & Thursdays from June 26 through August 30, Cape Rep Theatre presents the hit musical HOW I BECAME A PIRATE, book, music and lyrics by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman, based on the popular...


Will Gompertz Presents DOUBLE ART HISTORY at Edinburgh Fringe Photo Will Gompertz Presents DOUBLE ART HISTORY at Edinburgh Fringe
by Julie Musbach - June 07, 2019

10 years after making his sell-out Fringe debut, BBC Arts Editor and presenter Will Gompertz returns once more - for one week only - to Edinburgh this August with Double Art History....


National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Holds The 39th Annual News and Documen Photo National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Holds The 39th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 02, 2018

Winners of the 39th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced tonight by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The News & Documentary Emmy® Awards were presented at a ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City....


The Second City to Present EVERYTHING IS GREAT AGAIN!
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2017

The Second City will present the 79th Mainstage Revue, EVERYTHING IS GREAT AGAIN opening Today, March 14, 2017 for an extended engagement....


HOW TO BE LAZY AND NOT FEEL GUILTY Comes to Hollywood Fringe Photo HOW TO BE LAZY AND NOT FEEL GUILTY Comes to Hollywood Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2018

Jenine overworks herself until she goes insane in this hour long, satirical play featuring an eccentric ensemble of characters. How to be Lazy and Not Feel Guilty premieres at this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival with the talents of director Natasha Gualy and writer Drew Petriello. They are Leaky F...


BWW Review: WAKEY, WAKEY Uses Death to Remind Us of What's Important in Life, at Port Photo BWW Review: WAKEY, WAKEY Uses Death to Remind Us of What's Important in Life, at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver - October 04, 2018

'Is it now? I thought I had more time.' That's Guy's first line in Will Eno's quietly profound play WAKEY, WAKEY, now on stage at Portland Playhouse. It gets straight to the core of many people's (me included) fear of death -- the fear that it may come before we're ready....


Walnut Street Theatre Announces 2018-2019 WST For Kids' Season Photo Walnut Street Theatre Announces 2018-2019 WST For Kids' Season
by A.A. Cristi - July 24, 2018

Walnut Street Theatre (WST) is thrilled to announce its 2018-19 WST for Kids Season. Celebrated for its commitment to encouraging parents, grandparents, and all caregivers to read and learn with all the kids in their life, the season will feature four great musicals based on popular children's books...


BWW Review: 893 | YA-KU-ZA An Intriguing Look Into Crime Syndicate World Photo BWW Review: 893 | YA-KU-ZA An Intriguing Look Into Crime Syndicate World
by Frank Benge - January 31, 2018

Set over the course of a business lunch in a Japanese restaurant in an undisclosed U.S. locale, 893 | YA-KU-ZA follows Aya's (Mia King) bid to become the first female member of the infamous Japanese crime syndicate. A meeting has been arranged with a man known only as 1 (kt shorb) to discuss bringin...


Showtime Presents Tiffany Haddish in Debut Stand-Up Special SHE READY! FROM THE HOOD Photo Showtime Presents Tiffany Haddish in Debut Stand-Up Special SHE READY! FROM THE HOOD TO HOLLYWOOD!
by TV News Desk - August 17, 2017

Charmingly funny and unabashedly real, rising comedy star Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) takes the stage in her first stand-up special, SHE READY! FROM THE HOOD TO HOLLYWOOD! premiering tomorrow, Friday, August 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME....


Miguel Rivas (of The Beaverton) & Freddie Rivas Bring Their Popular Live Show RAPP BA Photo Miguel Rivas (of The Beaverton) & Freddie Rivas Bring Their Popular Live Show RAPP BATTLEZ To Montreal's Just For Laughs
by Julie Musbach - July 13, 2018

Canadian Comedy Award-winning Rapp Battlez makes its OFF-JFL premiere at the Katacombes on Tuesday, July 24 at 11:59 p.m., and then joins Just For Laughs outdoor programming with two performances on the Loto-Quebec Stage on Wednesday, July 25 at 10 p.m. and Friday, July 27 at 8:30 p.m. Co-hosted and...


The Second City to Present EVERYTHING IS GREAT AGAIN!
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2017

The Second City will present the 79th Mainstage Revue, EVERYTHING IS GREAT AGAIN opening Tuesday, March 14, 2017 for an extended engagement....


MAX STOSSEL LIVE: WORDS THAT MOVE Returns to NYC and Then Heads to San Fransisco Photo MAX STOSSEL LIVE: WORDS THAT MOVE Returns to NYC and Then Heads to San Fransisco
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 21, 2018

After a successful, sold-out run this past August, Max Stossel will return to New York City with two more performance dates of Max Stossel Live: Words that Move. It will play the historic Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street, NYC) Monday, December 12, 2018 and the SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street...


THE NINA VARIATIONS to Make NYC Premiere at T. Schreiber Studios
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2017

The Bridge Production Group is thrilled to bring Steven Dietz's The Nina Variations to New York City for nine performances at the T. Schreiber Studios beginning this Friday, May 19th!...


GOOD BITCH GOES DOWN at Boise Contemporary Theater Photo GOOD BITCH GOES DOWN at Boise Contemporary Theater
by Leah Windahl - January 09, 2018

Boise Contemporary Theater presents GOOD BITCH GOES DOWN, Adam Enright's autobiographical one-man cabaret....


FROM BAGHDAD TO BROOKLYN Comes to United Solo Festival Next Week Photo FROM BAGHDAD TO BROOKLYN Comes to United Solo Festival Next Week
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2017

Peace is not a political event; it is a personal choice to conquer fear. Join actress, storyteller, singer, and rebbetzin Michelle Azar in a balancing act between her Middle Eastern heritage and her Jewish-American culture....


BWW Review: Kay Sedia Steals the Show in A WHOLE LOTTA KAY! A ONE-WOMAN SHOW? Photo BWW Review: Kay Sedia Steals the Show in A WHOLE LOTTA KAY! A ONE-WOMAN SHOW?
by Gil Kaan - August 28, 2018

Kay Sedia, a seasoned performer of 15 years as the 'prettiest' of the three Chico's Angels, runs away (as quickly as one can in cha-cha pumps) with her latest one-woman show A WHOLE LOTTA KAY! A ONE-WOMAN SHOW. In this hour-long cabaret piece, night club manager J.T. has apparently double-booked two...


EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Review: Gary Delaney: Gagster's Paradise, Pleasance Beyond Photo EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Review: Gary Delaney: Gagster's Paradise, Pleasance Beyond
by Fraser MacDonald - August 12, 2018

As one-liner comics go, you'd be hard pushed to find anyone as close to the top of their game as Gary Delaney. Building his following from regular appearances on BBC's Mock The Week, his show has become a beg, steal or borrow ticket at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe and it's easy to see why....


BWW Previews: MAKRAND DESHPANDE'S Epic Gadbad holds an important social weddings Photo BWW Previews: MAKRAND DESHPANDE'S Epic Gadbad holds an important social weddings
by Zofeen Maqsood - August 01, 2018

The play takes a satirical look at the receptacle wedding has become in the country. The two act play looks how crazy themes and ideas have taken over the essence of wedding....


The Second City Announces New Cast for 80th Mainstage Revue
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2017

The Second City Toronto is proud to announce the new Mainstage cast for the 80th Mainstage Revue, opening Wednesday, August 23, 2017. For this landmark revue Allana Reoch (Panacea!) and Nadine Djoury (Newborn Moms) will join returning Mainstage cast members Ann Pornel (The Flirty Boys), Brandon Hack...






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